Thursday, 1 February 2018

Spellcaster Contest!

For the
first two-issues of Spellcaster: The Frostgrave Magazine, I wrote most of the content myself.
While this has been fun, it has always been my intention to invite others to
participate in its creation. While I have started that process with a few
targeted invitations for Issue 3, I am not quite ready to open it up to
general submissions. That said, I wanted to give everyone who loves
Frostgrave a chance to participate and an excuse to get their creative wizard
hats on. So, I am announcing the first ever Spellcaster Contest!

A couple
of years ago, I wrote an article for Wargames: Soldiers & Strategy which
was essentially a collection of unique magical treasures, presented in the form
of the auction. Well, I think it is time for a new auction, and I would
like to invite everyone to submit one item for the auction. I will
choose my 3 or 4 favourites to include in the issue, and everyone whose item is
chosen will get a free PDF copy of the magazine.

Here is an
item that was cut from that original article. It shows the format that each
submission should take:

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Sword of Wounding and Healing (Reserve
Price 400gc)

The origins of our next item remain
obscure. Probably it was a gift to a trusted lieutenant, or perhaps part of a
payment to a mercenary for services rendered. The blade itself is magical and
designed to burn inside any wound inflicted, a nasty piece of work. It also
contains one other surprise. The hilt of the weapon contains a small hollow
chamber sealed with a thick ornament of cut glass in the pommel. The chamber
acts as a vial, holding a tiny amount of healing potion, just enough, perhaps,
to keep one alive. Perhaps the language of the inscription on the blade will
one day be understood, and the history of the item will become clear. Until
then, it must remain a mystery. The bidding starts at 400gc...

This magical hand weapon has a +1 damage modifier. In
addition, the bearer of the blade can spend one action to drink the potion
contained in the pommel. This hidden chamber holds just enough healing potion
to heal 2 points of damage. Between games, this potion store can be replenished
by sacrificing another Healing Potion owned by the wizard. This replenishment
uses up the whole of the Healing Potion.

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Submissions should be no longer than 250 words, and
must contain both a narrative section and rules section. Submissions should be
sent to frostgraveowg@gmail.com.
The contest is open now and will run to the end of February, when I will choose
the winners.